Nintendo at White House Easter Egg Roll event

Washington, D.C. - April 23, 2014 - Nintendo of America joined with the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, to bring fun, active-play video games to the White House Easter Egg Roll event.

The White House Easter Egg Roll, which took place in President’s Park on the South Lawn of the White House on Easter, supports the First Lady’s Let’s Move! initiative to help kids grow up healthy and have the opportunity to reach their full potential.

We have some photos of the even provided by Nintendo

In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Eric G. from Fairfax, Va., practices his golf swing during a game of Wii Sports Club prior to heading to the South Lawn for the 136th annual White House Easter Egg Roll on April 21, 2014, in President's Park (one of America's 401 national parks!) Nintendo joined with the National Park Foundation to offer guests the opportunity to check out Wii Fit U and Wii Sports Club, two video games that ask players to get up and get active with Wii U, Nintendo's HD home console.

In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Mario and Luigi partake in the 136th annual White House Easter Egg Roll on April 21, 2014, in President's Park (one of America's 401 national parks!) Nintendo joined with the National Park Foundation to offer guests the opportunity to play Wii Fit U and Wii Sports Club, two active games that align with this year's event theme, "Hop Into Healthy, Swing into Shape," which encourages children and families to live healthier and more active lifestyles.

In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Tayzon P. from Washington visits with Nintendo to play Wii Fit U before heading to the South Lawn for the 136th annual White House Easter Egg Roll on April 21, 2014, in President's Park (one of America's 401 national parks!) Nintendo joined with the National Park Foundation to offer guests the opportunity to check out Wii Fit U and Wii Sports Club, two video games that ask players to get up and get active with Wii U, Nintendo's HD home console.

In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Mario and Luigi meet fans Nicholas K., Allison K. and Daniel K. from Piedmont, Calif., during the 136th annual White House Easter Egg Roll on April 21, 2014, in President's Park (one of America's 401 national parks!) Nintendo joined with the National Park Foundation to offer guests the opportunity to take photos with the beloved characters and play Wii Fit U and Wii Sports Club, two games that ask players to get up and get active with Wii U, Nintendo's HD home console.

In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Mario and Luigi join MC Yogi from San Francisco and Roger R. from Houston for a yoga session during the 136th annual White House Easter Egg Roll on April 21, 2014, in President's Park (one of America's 401 national parks!) Nintendo joined with the National Park Foundation to offer guests the opportunity to play Wii Fit U and Wii Sports Club, two active games that align with this year's event theme, "Hop Into Healthy, Swing into Shape," which encourages children and families to live healthier and more active lifestyles.

In addition, the official White House Easter Eggs, sold by the National Park Foundation and benefiting America’s national parks, are available at easter.nationalparks.org.